Reclining chair



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RECLINING CHAIR Dec. 13, 1949 2 Sheets-She et 1 Filed NOV. 19, 1945- INVENTOR v Aurf E fiau,

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Patented Dec. 13, 1949 U N [TED STATES PAT ENT OF FIICE- I RECLINING CHAIR Kurt E. Ran, Kansas City, Mo. Application November 19, 1945, Serial No. 629,462

4 Claims.

This invention relates to chairs, and more particularly to chairs of knockdown type, for use on lawns, porches, piazzas and like places.

With ordinary types of lawn chairs, they are subject to loosening through use of nails, bolts or the like in joining the component parts together, and thus become rickety and unsafe for use. Another drawback to such chairs is that they require a large amount of space in storing when not in use.

The principal objects of the present invention are, therefore, to provide a chair which may be constructed so that the component parts will remain tight at all times, thus assuring a rigid structure. regardless of wear in use; to provide a chair which may be easily and quickly assembled for use and disassembled and stored in a compact unit when not in use; and to provide a device of that character comfortable, simple and economical to manufacture, and efiicient in operation.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the present invention, I have provided improved details of structure, the preferred form of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the chair embodying the features of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross: section through the chair shown in. Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the vertical legs and transverse cross arm.

Fig. 4 is a perspective bottom plan view of the arm rests and transverse locking member with the parts as they are about to be assembled.

Referring, more'in detail to the drawings:

l designates a chair embodying the features of my invention comprising aback 2, arm rests 3 and 4, vertical forward legs 5 and 6, inclined side members 'I' and 8, and a bottom 9. While my chair is particularly adapted to be made from wood, I do-not. wish to'be limited to any particular material as it will be obvious other material may be used without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The vertical legs 5' and 6 are provided with a transverse cross bar W at a desired distance from the lower ends and is inset in notches II in said legs to provide asmooth surface to the forward portion of the legs. The cross bar may be fastened to the legs by nails, screws, pins or other suitable means. The transverse cross bar I0 is provided at its respective ends with a cut-out porportion is to provide shoulders I5 and I6 also for a purpose later described.

The side members 'I and 8 are provided with cut-out portions forming notches l'l near their forward ends which notches are adapted to. engage in the notches [2 in the transverse cross bar it when the device is assembled. The rear ends of the inclined side. members are adapted. to engage the floor or ground upon which the chair rests, and the upper edge is curved as indicated at E8 and also inclined forwardly at the forward edge as indicated at l9. The upper edge of the inclined side members is provided with a plurality of transverse cleats or seat members 2.!) and. may be fastened at their respective ends by nails, screws or other suitable. means, the curved portion of the side members providing a comfortable seat for the user when the transverse cleats are assembled. The upper edge of the side memhers is provided with cut-out portions. forming notches 2| (Fig. 6) adapted to receive a cleat 22 which is of greater width than the remain ing cleats 20, the cleat 22 being adapted to engage in the notches E3 in the rear edge of the vertical forward legs 5 and 6' when the chair is in assembled relation. The lower edges offithe inclined side members are provided with cut-out portions forming notches 23 substantially even with the rear transverse cleat of theseat portion adapted to receive a transverse cross member 24.

The back 2 comprises a plurality of slats 25 having a transverse bar 28 near the upper end thereof and transverse cross bars 21 and 28. at the bottom edges of the slats. I also preferably provide transverse spaced cross members 29' and til at substantially the center of the back slats for a purpose later described.

The arm rests are provided. near their rear ends with cut-out portions providing notches 3i on the inner edges of the arm rests and a transverse cross bar 32 is secured. to the rear ends of the arm rests by bolts, pins or other suitable means 33.

Secured to the underneath sideof, the arm'.rests near the forward ends thereof are brackets 34 and 35 adapted to. engage over the upper, ends of the vertical legs 5 andfi whenthe chair is in assembled relation. The brackets, are preferably made of channel strips of sheet metal and formed in substantially U-shape. having arms 35. on. the respective sides of the U-shaped member provided with an opening 3i for. receiving screws or, the like for attaching the brackets to, the armrests. The front portion 38 of the bracket is'provided with a threaded opening 3'9 adapted, to receive a set bled as follows:

The forward end of the seatporti'on'formed by the side members I and B and the transverse slats Z and 22 are placed between the vertical legs and B and the notches I! in the forward ends of the side members engaged in the notches [2 of the transverse cross bar [0 of the vertical legs, as best illustrated in Fig. 6. The transverse cross bar 32 on the rear ends of the side arms 3 and 4 is then inserted in the space 4| provided between the cross members 29 and 30 on the back portion of the chair as shown in Fig. 7, and the edges of the outer back slats are engaged in the grooves 3! on the inner edges of the side rests 3 and 4 respectively. The back with the arm rests attached thereto is then sloped backwardly so that .the lower. ends of the slats 25 will engage under the transverse slats 20 of the seat and the transverse bar 24 on the lower edge of the inclined side members will engage in the space 42 between the transverse cross members 21 and 28 on the lower edge of the back portion, as best illustrated in .Figs. 7 and 2. The upper part of the back portion is then pulled forwardly so that the front lower portion of the back will engage against the rear- .most cross slat 20, as indicated at 43 (Fig. 2) to provide a rigid connection between the lower end of the back portion and the inclined side members and seat. The U-shaped brackets on the under side of the forward portion of the arm rests are then inserted over the top of the vertical legs 5 and 8 so that the brackets will rest against the shoulders I5 and 16 of the notched portion It at the forward edge of said legs. The shoulder 16 may be provided with an indent 44 for receiving the inner end of the thumb screw 40 upon tightening of the thumb screw to hold the bracket in rigid relation to the vertical legs. The chair is then ready for use.

The chair may be disassembled by loosening the thumb screw and following the reverse of the directions for assembling the device, and stored when not in use.

It will be obvious from the foregoing that I have provided an improved chair which may be easily and quickly assembled and disassembled for use or storage and one which will prevent loosening of the various parts when in use, as it willbe obvious that any wear of the various parts will be taken care of by back pressure on the back portion, as the more pressure on this portion, the tighter the chair will be held in rigid relation,

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A chair comprising, a seat having spaced frame members and transverse slats, one of said slats being thicker than the other slats and inset in said frame members, spaced vertical front legs having a transverse bar connecting them and forming a support for the front of the seat, the

rear ends of the side frames forming a support for the rear of the chair, a back, arms, a bar connecting the rear ends of the arms together, spaced cleats on the back adapted to engage said bar, 1

them and forming a support for the front of the frame members, said bar having notches adjacent said legs, the rear ends of the frame members forming a support for the rear of the chair, notches near the front ends of said frame members engaging in the notches in said transverse bar, recesses in the rear edges of said vertical legs, one of said transverse slats extending outwardly from the frame members and adapted to engage in said recesses in said legs, a back, arms, a bar connecting the rear ends of the arms together, cleats on the back forming a space adapted to engage said bar on said arms, a cross member on the underside of the frame members, cleats on the lower end of the back forming a space adapted to engage the cross member on the frame members, and means on the forward end of the arms adapted to engage the top of the vertical legs, whereby said legs, seat, back and arms are arms, and spaced vertical legs at the forward end of thechair, a cross bar connecting the rear ends of the arms, said seat having spaced frame members, a cross bar on the under side of said frame members at substantially the center thereof, a cross bar attached to the vertical legs forming a support for the front portion of the frame members, said bar having notches adjacent the vertical legs, cleats on the rear of the back forming a space adapted to engage the cross bar on the rearof the arms, means on the lower end of the back removably engaging the cross bar on the frame members, notches on the forward portions of the frame members removably engaging the notches on the cross bar of the legs, and means on the front portion of the arms engaging the top of the vertical legs for securing the arms to said legs.

4. A knockdown chair comprising, a seat, back, arms, and spaced vertical legs at the forward end of the chair, a cross bar connecting the rear ends .of the arms, said seat having spaced frame members, a cross bar on the under side of said frame members at substantially the center thereof, a cross bar attached to the vertical legs forming a support for the seat, said bar having notches adjacent the vertical legs, cleats on the rear of the back forming a space adapted to receive the cross bar on the rear of the arms, spaced cleats on the rear of the lower end of the back removably engaging the cross bar on the frame members, notches on the under side of the forward portion of the frame members engaging the notches on the cross bar of the legs, and means on the under side of the front portion of the arms engaging the ,top of the vertical legs for rigidly securing the arms to the legs whereby the seat, back and arms are 'held in rigid assembled relation.

KURT E. RAU. REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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